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Zephaniah 3

20 aligned verses; 20 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Wo ` to ' the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city!
She obeyed not the voice ; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.
She hath not hearkened to the voice , She hath not accepted instruction, In Jehovah she hath not trusted, Unto her God she hath not drawn near .
Her princes within her are roaring lions ; her judges are evening wolves ; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow .
Her heads in her midst ` are ' roaring lions , Her judges ` are ' evening wolves , They have not gnawn the bone in the morning .
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
Her prophets unstable -- men of treachery, Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have violated the law.
The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not ; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
Jehovah ` is ' righteous in her midst , He doth not do perverseness, Morning by morning His judgment he giveth to the light, It hath not been lacking, And the perverse doth not know shame.
I have cut off the nations : their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste , that none passeth by : their cities are destroyed , so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.
I have cut off nations , Desolated have been their chief ones, I have laid waste their out-places without any passing by , Destroyed have been their cities, Without man, without inhabitant.
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction ; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
I have said : Only , ye do fear Me, Ye do accept instruction , And her habitation is not cut off, All that I have appointed for her, But they have risen early, They have corrupted all their doings.
Therefore wait ye upon me , saith the LORD , until the day that I rise up to the prey : for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger : for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
Therefore , wait for Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah , For the day of My rising for prey , For My judgment ` is ' to gather nations, To assemble kingdoms, To pour out on them Mine indignation, All the heat of Mine anger , For by the fire of My jealousy consumed is all the earth .
For then will I turn to the people a pure language , that they may all call upon the name of the LORD , to serve him with one consent .
For then do I turn unto peoples a pure lip , To call all of them by the name of Jehovah , To serve Him ` with ' one shoulder .
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants , even the daughter of my dispersed , shall bring mine offering .
From beyond the rivers of Cush, my supplicants , The daughter of My scattered ones , Do bring My present .
In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings , wherein thou hast transgressed against me : for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride , and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain.
In that day thou art not ashamed because of any of thine actions , Wherewith thou hast transgressed against Me , For then do I turn aside from thy midst The exulting ones of thine excellency , And thou dost add no more to be haughty , In My holy mountain.
I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people , and they shall trust in the name of the LORD .
And I have left in thy midst a people humble and poor, And they have trusted in the name of Jehovah .
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity , nor speak lies ; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth : for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid .
The remnant of Israel do no perversity , nor speak lies , Nor found in their mouth is a deceitful tongue, For they have delight, and have lain down, And there is none troubling .
Sing , O daughter of Zion ; shout, O Israel ; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
Cry aloud , O daughter of Zion , shout, O Israel , Rejoice and exult with the whole heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.
The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy : the king of Israel, even the LORD , is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.
Jehovah hath turned aside thy judgments, He hath faced thine enemy , The king of Israel, Jehovah , ` is ' in thy midst , Thou seest evil no more.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not : and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack .
In that day it is said to Jerusalem, ` Fear not , O Zion, let not thy hands be feeble .
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty ; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy ; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Jehovah thy God `is' in thy midst , A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy , He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing. '
I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly , who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden .
Mine afflicted from the appointed place I have gathered , from thee they have been , Bearing for her sake reproach.
Behold , at that time I will undo all that afflict thee : and I will save her that halteth , and gather her that was driven out ; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame.
Lo , I am dealing with all afflicting thee at that time, And I have saved the halting one , And the driven out ones I do gather, And have set them for a praise and for a name, In all the land of their shame.
At that time will I bring you again , even in the time that I gather you : for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth , when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD.
At that time I bring you in , Even at the time of My assembling you , For I give you for a name , and for a praise , Among all peoples of the land , In My turning back `to' your captivity before your eyes, said Jehovah!

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